Andy blasts Nigel over Djokovic row
A ROW has erupted between Sir Andy Murray and Nigel Farage after the former Ukip leader flew to Serbia to visit Novak Djokovic’s brother.
The two-times Wimbledon winner commented on a video shared by the right winger of the meeting with Djordje, bringing up his previous alleged stances on “having people from Eastern Europe deported”.
Djokovic’s legal team won their case for the Serbian tennis star to remain in Australia after his visa was initially revoked by the Australian Border Force.
However, Murray tweeted in response to Farage’s 13-second clip in a packed trophy room, “Please record the awkward moment when you tell them you’ve spent most of your career campaigning to have people from Eastern Europe deported.”
The response went viral on Twitter, gathering 39,000 retweets and 255.3K likes. But Farage hit back, accusing the 34-year-old of not understanding the Brexit campaign and being “filled with prejudice”.
He tweeted: “Dear Andy, you clearly don’t understand politics or the Brexit campaign but are filled with prejudice.
“Concentrate on the tennis and, a word of advice, crack a smile every now and again.”
Andy simply responded with an emoji of a fish on a line indicating he was “fishing” for a response from Farage.
Yesterday, Djokovic was freed from a detention centre in Australia as his mum claimed his treatment amounted to “torture”.
Thanking fans for their support, Djokovic tweeted he was “pleased and grateful” after a judge overturned the decision to revoke the star’s entry visa.
He said he wanted to stay and compete in the first Grand Slam of the year, which begins on January 17 but Immigration Minister Alex Hawke can still cancel his visa on new grounds.